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after the Fall Surgery heals a high school lacrosse player's shoulder in time for him to start at Notre Dame R ecruited as a high school orthopaedics at University of Maryland heal properly, the collarbone can push sophomore to play lacrosse School of Medicine, and drove Garrett into the shoulder muscles, causing pain at University of Notre Dame, and his parents straight to Dr. Detter- when the person throws or shoots." Garrett Epple was playing his line's office. "We were all very nervous," last regular season game as a senior at Calvert Hall High School when he took a says Garrett's mom, Lisa. For Garrett, the surgery was a success. The next step was 12 weeks of rehabilitation. "Garrett tackled his arm-the one with which he shoots and ForceFul Injury causes Tear throws. The searing pain worried him "It was a scary-looking injury," Dr. Det- be a lacrosse all-American without an that his college lacrosse career might be terline says. "The end of the collarbone excellent work ethic." over before it had even begun. was protruding out very prominently." hard fall on the shoulder of his dominant Calvert Hall's trainer, Chris Zinn, called the team doctor, orthopaedic surgeon Alvin Detterline, MD, of rehabilitation with everything he had," Dr. Detterline says. "You don't get to Back In The Game An X-ray confirmed that Garrett had separated his shoulder. "Shoulder separations are pretty By the time his college Towson Orthopaedic Associates common in football, lacrosse and freshman year began, and a clinical assistant professor of other contact sports. Most of them Garrett had recovered are not as severe as Garrett's," the doctor says. "It takes a forceful injury to tear all the ligaments that stabilize the collarbone." Although most shoulder separations involve sprains or slight tears that heal with therapy and rest, severely torn full range of motion alvin detterline, md and strength and was playing fall lacrosse at Notre Dame. "Now, you cannot even see on his X-rays that there was an injury," Dr. Detterline says. "We are very happy. Garrett's ligaments need surgery. Two days later, coaches are very happy," Lisa says. Garrett was in the operating room under "You never know how good your doctor the skillful hands of Dr. Detterline. really is until something goes wrong TechnIcal procedure requIres added precIsIon "The surgical procedure is technical because the ligaments that connect the shoulder blade to the collarbone need to be repaired so that they heal with proper tension," Dr. Detterline explains. Anatomic repair is crucial. "The surgeon has to know exactly where the ligaments go and attach them precisely. If they don't 6 Maryland's HealtH Matters and you need him." CONSULT WITH ONE OF OUR EXPERTS To find an orthopaedic physician at UM St. Joseph Medical Center, go to stjosephtowson.com/findadoc or call 410-337-1337. stay pain-free: head to stjosephtowson.com/mhm http://www.stjosephtowson.com/findadoc http://www.stjosephtowson.com/mhm

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Winter 2014

Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Winter 2014
Contents
Robotic Revolution
After the Fall
Recognizing the Unusual
Matters of the Heart
Back on the Beat
At a Glance
News and Events

Maryland's Health Matters - St. Joseph - Winter 2014